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Peggy Berk, a Manhattan communications consultant, starts her day by turning on her modem-equipped computer, dialing into the GTE Telemail network and reading on her screen any overnight telexes from her clients. Tapping a few keys, she scans the electronic version of USA Today before switching to another network, the Source, and perusing the A.P. and U.P.I. news wires. "I can get along without my morning toast and coffee," she says, "but I can't leave home without going on-line first...
...Currier House resident said that one of the objectives of his firm is to create a system for teachers and students to conduct classes in their respective homes by using their home computers and a voice modem...
Interchangeable. Compatibility is what we call it now. We used to wonder whether a certain pair of people might be compatible, now the question is whether the serial ports on the back of one's computer will match with those on a modem. Of course there was no hardware compatibility problem with the babies. Linda Boggeri was able to breast feed Chloe Amzallug without mishap...
...executives are nonetheless confident that they can polish their corporate performance. Sales edged up in recent months, and the company plans a hefty advertising campaign during the remainder of the year. The Apple II series will receive special attention, along with a host of new products. Among them: a modem that is some 30% cheaper than other phone-line hookups now on the market, and a new printer...
What augurs well for banking a la modem is the hearty endorsement of most of its pioneer users, who tend to overlook the minor deficiencies in the systems. Robert McDermott, who runs a construction service company, keeps five different accounts at Chemical Bank, including his money-market and retirement funds. "It makes juggling accounts more manageable," he says. "You can be more daring." Kathryn Dallam, a secretary at IBM, rationalizes the $12 monthly cost of her Pronto service, claiming that home banking saves her $20 a month in stamps, envelopes and transportation costs. And Investment Banker Stodder blames himself...